Sunday, October 9, 2011

what is it?

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What is it?

What is it that has arrived before anyone took the first step? What is it that reaches across wide oceans and tops the highest mountain? What is it that beckons and yet seems always to be just out of reach? What is it that tiptoes across the face of a starving child, seeking like a black fly for the tears that no longer flow? What is it that infuses the stillness at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? What is it that crosses all boundaries in a single kiss or an uproarious laugh? What is it that is longed for and cannot be named despite all the names? If it were actually missing, how could it be missed?

What is it that can make a man or woman ache with longing?

What is it that requires no questions or answers but is simply free and clear and out-reaches the furthest heaven?

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My name is Adam Fisher. My Dharma name is Genkaku. I live in Northampton, Mass., U.S.A. This is my blog. It consists of almost-daily postings -- sometimes about the Zen Buddhism I have admired and practiced; sometimes about other 'spiritual' matters; and mostly about whatever strikes my fancy. Except to the extent that it might help others to consider what kind of fool they would prefer not to be, this blog does not aim to help anyone. Since we are all helping each other all the time, that would be fatuous. This blog is simply a testament to the fact that I have a long and as-yet unbroken habit of writing. I write so ... I write. Behind the house here, there is a small meditation hall, Black Moon Zendo, where the public is welcome to come and practice. I can be contacted at genkakukigen@aol.com